Nation’s
PORTLAND. OR. The
nation's SO outstanding and inno
vative farm and ranch families
were announced recently.
Recognized in the seventh
annual National Soil and Water
Conservation Awards Program,
funded by the Du Pont Company,
they were named at the annual
meeting of the Agricultural Com
Alvan Gaus, project assistant for Penn State University’s Horticulture Department,
right, explains techniques to reduce postharvest losses of York Imperial Apples to
fruit growers at a recent field day held at the school’s Fruit Research Lab In Bigler*
vllie, Adams County.
More than 200 growers from throughout Pennsylvania attended the event, which
also featured seminars on new methods to reduce pesticide levels on fruits.
The field day was hosted by Penn State University In cooperation with the Penn
sylvania Apple Marketing Board..
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municators in Education, in
Portland.
The state winners are selected
from among several hundred nom
inees by public and private agri
cultural and conservation leaden
in each state. They receive award
certificates and are honored at a
variety of local and statewide
events during the year.
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The awards program, created
and run by the National Endow
ment for Soil and Water Conser
vation, honors agricultural conser
vationists who do an especially
effective job of managing soil and
water resources; preventing or
reducing air and water pollution
from agriculture; and helping
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learn why and how to protect agri
cultural resources.
“These remarkable people
demonstrate every day that re
source conservation is an essential
yet cost-effective investment in a
healthy and sustainable agricul
ture,” said Emmett Barker, chair
man of the Endowment and presi
dent of the Farm and Industrial
Equipment Institute. “They lead
the way in voluntary action to
enhance the environment”
John A Krol, group vice presi
dent for Du Pont agricultural pro
ducts, said: “Du Font’s strong
continuing commitment to this
program reflects our view that
farmers and ranchers themselves
are the best at managing risks in
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RUSSELL D. POWELL
Multi-County Business
Mangement Agent
At one time or another, almost
every manager will ask “How can I
do a better job of motivating my
employees?”
What managers really mean
when they ask this question is
“How can I get my employees to
work harder, or be more produc-
State
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agriculture. They can protect their
resources and water quality while
producing food and fiber. We in
the agricultural product industry
are proud to be part of their team.”
Beyond the many local and
statewide events being planned,
the 1989 state winners also will
vie for further national honors.
Their accomplishments will be
evaluated by a technical advisory
committee and by former national
winners of the Endowment
awards. Ten national finalists
from the SO will be honored at an
awards ceremony in Milwaukee,
Oct. 22, at the American Agricul
tural Editors’ Association meet
ing.
live?” However, managers must
realize that motivation is not
something that you can do for (or
to) a person; it must come from
within the individual.
The most that you can do as a
manager is to provide an environ
ment in which employees want to
work. In order to do this, you must:
•identify the causes of high or low
motivation, job satisfaction, and
morale;
(Turn to Pago A 22)
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